Six Flags Reading Program

There are many ways at Randall to get rewarded for your love of reading!
We are participating in the Six Flags Read to Succeed Program. All you have to do is log 360 minutes (or 6 hours) of recreational reading, and bring the reading log back to school and turn it in to your teacher!

The deadline to turn this in is at the end of February! So hop to it! and dig into some great books!!!!!


For more information visit:
https://www.sixflags.com/greatamerica/community


or follow them on twitter:

https://twitter.com/sixflagsreading

How old is too old to read to my child?

The answer is..........

Many often think that reading aloud to a child should stop after kindergarten. But the truth is, you should continue to read books to your children through junior high. Research has strongly shown that children who are read aloud to throughout their growing years are more likely to develop background knowledge in all kinds of topics, as well as exposure to sophisticated language (Rich, M. 2015). What a wonderful way to bond with your children. Many students in the study reported they loved this bonding time with the parents!
Children should be offered independent book reading time, with books they have selected, as well as having a grown-up read aloud to them. This should be occurring at home, as well as at school.


It is predicted that 1 in 4 American children grow up without learning how to read! So let's help fight that and continue to read with our kids and to our kids!!! Happy Reading!!!

What is a syllable?

There are so many words in the English language. One of the unique things about words is that they all have syllables. Some words like "cat" only have one syllable. But some words like "imagination" have five syllables.

Well.... what specifically is a syllable anyway?

• A syllable is the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) that is created when pronouncing a word.


• The letter 'y' can be counted as a vowel, only if it creates the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).
• For example: fry, try, cry, & dry

• Some words have two (or more) vowels next to each other. Other words have vowels that are silent.


• The number of times that you hear the sound of a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) is equal to the number of syllables the word has.

Check out this great YouTube video to help you!

Read for the Record

October 21st, 2014 is national Read for the Record Day!

Jumpstart’s premiere national campaign, Read for the Record, mobilizes millions of children and adults to celebrate literacy by participating in the largest shared reading experience. 

On October 21, 2014, people across the country will unite to read the children’s book Bunny Cakes, a comical story of sibling bonding and birthday shenanigans, by bestselling author and illustrator Rosemary Wells, in support of Jumpstart’s mission: to work toward the day every child in America enters kindergarten prepared to succeed. 

Find out more information here:


http://www.jstart.org/campaigns/read-for-the-record

Hope you enjoy the book!

Book It! Reading Begins!

Pizza Hut's Book It! Reading Program Starts Today! Students can pick up their monthly calender in the LMC. We are setting a goal for students to read 200 minutes in the month of October. At the end of the month, students may bring their book log back signed, to receive their Pizza Hut Coupon! We can do it Wildcats!!!!